Communist Party of the Russian Federation

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) is a Marxist political party in Russia, founded on 14 February 1993 as a successor to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The party sought to build a new and modernized version of socialism in Russia, including the nationalization of natural resources, agriculture, and large industries to form a mixed economy. The CPRF became the second-largest party in Russia after Vladimir Putin's conservative United Russia party, holding 42/450 State Duma seats, 2/85 gubernatorial seats, and 460/3,980 regional parliament seats.